Estimation of Total Transport CO 2 Emissions Generated by Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (MHDVs) in a Sector of Korea

Jigu Seo, Junhong Park, Yunjung Oh and Sungwook Park
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Jigu Seo: Graduate School of Hanyang University, 222 Wangwimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
Junhong Park: National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyong-ro 42, Seo-gu, Incheon 22689, Korea
Yunjung Oh: Graduate School of Hanyang University, 222 Wangwimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
Sungwook Park: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangwimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea

Energies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: In order to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, policy action that addresses vehicle emissions is essential. While many previous studies have focused on light-duty vehicles (LDV), little is known about medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV). This study lays the groundwork for future MHDV investigations in the Republic of Korea by developing an MHDV CO 2 emissions inventory. The bottom-up approach was used to calculate national CO 2 emissions. Simulation methods that calculated the CO 2 emissions of each vehicle and statistical data, such as vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and the number of registered vehicles were used to predict CO 2 emissions. The validity of this simulation model was examined by comparing it with the chassis dynamometer test results. The results of this study showed that the CO 2 emissions of MHDV in 2015 were 24.47 million tons, which was 25.5% of the total road transportation CO 2 emissions, despite only comprising 4.2% of the total vehicles. Trucks emitted 69.6% and buses emitted 30.4% of the total MHDV CO 2 emissions. Using the results between 2012 and 2015, the level of business-as-usual (BAU) CO 2 emissions will be 25.37 million tons in 2020.

Keywords: carbon dioxide emissions; medium and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV); vehicle simulation; carbon dioxide emission inventory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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